Captive Portal Login

Captive Portal Login is a system app that comes pre-installed on the vast majority of Android devices. Its purpose is to help the operating system identify when it's about to connect to a public Wi-Fi network that has a captive portal and display all the relevant information in a tab on your default browser.

What is a captive portal?

A captive portal is a website that usually looks like a login page and appears when you try to connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi networks at hotels, shopping malls, coffee shops, or any other business with a public network. This captive portal basically intercepts all HTTP traffic until you identify yourself. The portal will also cause the session to expire after a certain period of time.

What is the purpose of Captive Portal Login?

Captive Portal Login has a very simple purpose: to make it easier for your operating system to detect and display captive portals, so you can connect to this type of public network. So, it's not spyware or a malicious app. In fact, quite the opposite. It's a system app that you should not uninstall or disable. You should only reinstall this app if you start having problems when trying to connect to public Wi-Fi networks.

A useful system app for connecting to public networks

Download Captive Portal Login's APK if you're having problems accessing public Wi-Fi networks. This app is in charge of managing this particular protocol, so, if it's not working, it's most likely due to some kind of incompatibility.